Anthropology

Project descriptions and demands: This is a purely anthropological paper. This paper is the part of the phd thesis. I will provide one chapter which is written on land acquisition during mega development projects in Gwadar, Pakistan. The chapter data was from a long term ethnographic fieldwork. The chapter focus on how the state authorities focused on bringing modernity, economic growth and political assimilation lead to socio-economic and cultural marginalization of the fishing community living on the coast of Gwadar. In simple words, the state authorities want to implement infrastructure projects in Gwadar. Through such projects the state authorities want to achieve some objectives. Some objectives are explicit while other hidden and implicit. One explicit objective is to bring economic growth for the whole country and make Gwadar coastal area as economic hub. Second hidden objective is to use development projects as excuse of intervention for bringing political assimilations in this area. Because the area is rebel and the people want freedom from the center. Thus central state authorities use development projects as excuse to politically assimilate local people and build state sovereignty in this region. Based on these objective of the state I have collected ethnographic date. But now I need a theoretical framework and literature where the writer will connect the theoretical framework with this data and develop a quality research paper. The writer will also write the methodology part of the paper though I will guide him/her if needed. The paper should be squeezed to 8000 words. The theoretical part must very comprehensive and well connected with the data. The writer first have to write 2 pages of literature relevant to this theoretical framework and aim of the study. If the two pages literature satisfy us we will hire the writer based on his/her expert experience and background required. I and my coauthors who are experts in the field will revise the writer work and if not good will need to revise until we satisfy. Please keep in mind that We are Phds and expert in the field but we don’t have to time to accomplish this task thus need your expertise. If you are not expert then don’t take part in the bidding because it will be waste of time for you and me. This paper clearly needs anthropological background and experience as ethnographer. If some don’t have anthropological background and ethnographic experience he/she should not take part in the bidding. I need a Phd person who got his/her degree in sociology or anthropology and expertise in ethnography and qualitative research and writing.

Project descriptions and demands: This is a purely anthropological paper. This paper is the part of the phd thesis. I will provide one chapter which is written on land acquisition during mega development projects in Gwadar, Pakistan. The chapter data was from a long term ethnographic fieldwork. The chapter focus on how the state authorities focused on bringing modernity, economic growth and political assimilation lead to socio-economic and cultural marginalization of the fishing community living on the coast of Gwadar. In simple words, the state authorities want to implement infrastructure projects in Gwadar. Through such projects the state authorities want to achieve some objectives. Some objectives are explicit while other hidden and implicit. One explicit objective is to bring economic growth for the whole country and make Gwadar coastal area as economic hub. Second hidden objective is to use development projects as excuse of intervention for bringing political assimilations in this area. Because the area is rebel and the people want freedom from the center. Thus central state authorities use development projects as excuse to politically assimilate local people and build state sovereignty in this region. Based on these objective of the state I have collected ethnographic date. But now I need a theoretical framework and literature where the writer will connect the theoretical framework with this data and develop a quality research paper. The writer will also write the methodology part of the paper though I will guide him/her if needed. The paper should be squeezed to 8000 words. The theoretical part must very comprehensive and well connected with the data. The writer first have to write 2 pages of literature relevant to this theoretical framework and aim of the study. If the two pages literature satisfy us we will hire the writer based on his/her expert experience and background required. I and my coauthors who are experts in the field will revise the writer work and if not good will need to revise until we satisfy. Please keep in mind that We are Phds and expert in the field but we don’t have to time to accomplish this task thus need your expertise. If you are not expert then don’t take part in the bidding because it will be waste of time for you and me. This paper clearly needs anthropological background and experience as ethnographer. If some don’t have anthropological background and ethnographic experience he/she should not take part in the bidding. I need a Phd person who got his/her degree in sociology or anthropology and expertise in ethnography and qualitative research and writing.

For your first assignment, I would like you to be a little introspective and write about a unique experience that you have had in a different cultural setting than that in which you were raised. Try to focus on an experience that you perceived as alien to your own cultural views, we have all had this experience.  If you were raised in the United States and traveled to another country, write about an experience you had in that country.  If you were raised outside the U.S., you can write about an experience that you had in this country.  If you were raised in the U.S. but have not traveled outside this country, you can write about an experience that you had within this country where you encountered cultural differences (say between the coasts and the Midwest, the north and the south, or the east and the west). After reading chapters one and two of your textbook, how might a knowledge of anthropology affected your experience? How to write this paper: This is NOT a chance to rant about people you feel are different from you. I expect you to be respectful and reflexive.  This is not a research paper. You are not required to reference any outside sources, but you might refer to your textbook. If you do, cite your source. In your text you cite the page, such as (Schultz and Lavenda 2016:8) and include the book in your works cited page: Lavenda, R. H., & Schultz, E. A. (2013). Anthropology: what does it mean to be human?. Oxford University Press. [this is APA style, but you can use MLA or whichever you prefer. Check out the Research Guide link on the left if you want some guidance. Your paper must be between 350 and 500 words arranged in complete and grammatically correct sentences. Upload to Webcourses to submit. I’m looking forward to reading about your experience.    Grading: Writing is between 350 and 500 words 5 points Source correctly cited, if used 5 points Writing is thoughtful and reflexive 10 point Writing is respectful 5 points

There is always something new in the media about brains and evolution. It is both important and interesting to keep up with these findings in this class. This also presents an opportunity to consider how science is interpreted by the media and communicated to the general public.  You will write a paper (4 pages, double-spaced) that critically analyzes a news story that covers a recent scientific report. What does the media story get right? What does it get wrong? How are the findings framed for a general readership? You will present your ‘fake news’ critique to your discussion section.

For your interview project due in week four you will conduct an interview with person who has experienced a serious illness. This illness can be acute or chronic. Examples include but are not limited to cancer, multiple sclerosis, depression, PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), lupus, fibromyalgia, and congestive heart failure. You will interview this person using the eight questions proposed by Arthur Kleinman regarding the explanatory model of illness. These questions are: 1) What do you think has caused your illness? 2) Why do you think it started when it did? 3) What do you think your illness does inside your body? 4) How severe is your illness? Will it have a short or long course? 5) What kind of treatment did you think you should receive? 6) What are the most important results you hoped to receive from this treatment? 7) What are the chief problems your illness has caused you? 8) What do you fear most about your illness/treatment? For the assignment due this week, you will begin by planning your interview. Project Plan Requirements Decide whom you will interview for your project (and why), and then submit a Project Plan: The first paragraph of your plan should discuss who you will interview, and why you selected that person. You should also ensure that the person will be able to respond to the eight interview questions. You also should discuss how you plan to relate the interview to some of the medical anthropology information we will discuss in class. The second paragraph should describe your how you plan to schedule and conduct the interview. You do not want to wait to do this at the last minute. Also, discuss a backup plan in case your first interview subject cannot do the interview.   IMPORTANT – Because of the COVID19 outbreak, please plan to conduct your interview remotely through phone, video chat, email, etc. unless you are already living with the person you plan to interview.

Search for information regarding women archaeologists. Discuss what accomplishments they have made and what difficulties they have found in the field. A suggested site, which has resulted from a project at Brown University is entitled Breaking Ground: Women in Old World Archaeology. It can be accessed at:  http://www.brown.edu/Research/Breaking_Ground/introduction.php  (Links to an external site.)

ASSIGNMENT 1. ETHNOGRAPHIC OBSERVATION (20%)   Due Monday, November 9 at 10 pm (submit on Moodle)    The purpose of this assignment is for students to practice the anthropological skills of observing, recording, identifying patterns in, and describing people’s behavior in a public space. It involves writing fieldnotes during 20 to 25 minutes of observation of people in an outdoor public space, and then, based on your fieldnotes, writing an ethnographic description of what you observed. No photography during observations.    If you cannot do this assignment for health reasons, please let Dr. Murphy know right away.   (1) Choosing a Setting This should be an outdoor public space where your presence and actions will be unobtrusive, and people are going about their lives. For your own safety, and that of others, social distancing must be practiced. Wear a face mask and/or maintain a 2 m distance from all other people.   ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS: Your observations should be done in such a way that no discomfort or loss of privacy or personal dignity is caused to the people using public space. You should not speak to people or single anyone out for scrutiny. No photography. Nothing beyond observation is required for this assignment. Settings dominated by minors (people under 18) and settings where illegal activities take place or are likely to take place, should not be used. Names of individuals, should you know one or more, should not be included in the description you submit. (Note: Observational exercises like this one do not require the approval of KPU’s Research Ethics Board.)   (2) Observations and Fieldnotes Spend 20 to 25 minutes watching the activities, social interactions, and behaviours taking place around you.  Take notes – these are called fieldnotes – that you will submit as part of this assignment and that will be used to write your ethnographic description. I recommend that immediately after you finish your observations that you take a few minutes to jot down any ideas you might have about writing your description. Your field notes do not need to be neat or clear. They need to be useful to you. I will not read them carefully; I just need to know you made them and that you used them to write your ethnographic description.   I have posted on Moodle several pages on observing from Luis Vivanco’s Field Notes: A Guided Journal for Doing Anthropology (2017, New York, NY: Oxford University Press) on Moodle. This may give you some ideas for doing your observations and writing your field notes.   (3) Ethnographic Description While the events are still fresh in your mind, describe what you observed, including patterns in behaviour. An introductory paragraph should layout when, where, and how you did your observations. The ethnographic description should be 2-3 pages long. It should include details selected to evoke the setting and accurately describe what you observed. How can you evoke the setting in language? “using strong visual language, all your senses, and techniques such as metaphor” (Vivanco 2017: 146).   I will post on Moodle several pages on transforming fieldnotes to the ethnographic description from Emerson, Fretz, and Shaw’s Writing Ethnographic Field Notes (1995, Chicago, IL: Univesity of Chicago Press).    (4) Reflection Write one paragraph. What did you learn from doing your observations and writing your ethnographic description? Did you have any difficulties?   FORMAT: Fieldnotes can be submitted as a text file or as an image file. The ethnographic description should be submitted as a text file. It should be typed double-spaced with pages numbered. Font size should be 12 point. Left, right, top and bottom margins should be 1 inch (2.5 cm). Do not right justify. Paragraphs should be indented, not separated by a double space and no paragraph should be longer than ¾ page.    Evaluation: The criteria used for evaluation will be:  (1) appropriate choice of setting;  (2) carefulness of observation;  (3) ethical guidelines followed;  (4) fieldnotes submitted; (5) ethnographic description (clearly written, well organized, evocative, descriptive, grammatically correct, proofread and edited, correctly formatted.); and (6) reflection: well written and thoughtful   ACADEMIC INTEGRITY AND AVOIDING PLAGIARISM: You do not need to use any sources for this assignment, although you may cite the textbook or the excerpts from Vivanco’s Field Notes if you wish, perhaps in your Reflection. If you do, remember that any reference to a published source, either a direct quotation, paraphrase or use of information, whether a course reading or not, must be referenced properly using in-text citations, a list of references cited, and quotation marks, as appropriate, according to the American Psychological Association (APA) or the Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago) Style Guide.    Wherever you use more than five or more words from another author’s work, these words must be in quotation marks, followed by an in-text citation.  If you are quoting directly or referring to something that appears on a particular page, your in-text citation should look like this: (Parkin 1997: 31) = (author’s last name year: page number). If you are referring to a work in general, you do not need to include the page number and your in-text citation should look like this: (Parkin 1997) = (author’s last name year)   If you do not follow the correct procedures for referencing, you risk being found to have committed an Academic Integrity Violation. Students are responsible for being familiar with KPU Policy ST2 Student Academic Integrity. (See Course Outline, p. 5.)   EXTENSIONS: If you foresee difficulties in meeting the due date, you may request an extension.  Extensions will not be granted in the last days before an assignment is due, except in the case of a documented medical or family emergency.  (See Course Outline, page 4.)    HANDING IN ASSIGNMENTS: Assignments should be submitted as a single .doc, docx, or .pdf file using the icon for this assignment on Moodle. They are due no later than 10:00 pm on Monday, November 9. There is a 5% penalty for each day late, including weekend days. Assignment sent by email will not be accepted and will receive a grade of zero.

Write a summary of the following article: Michel Foucault “The Birth of the Asylum [1961]” Pages. #521-536 Answer the following questions: 1. Summary about the article 2. Three main points made in the article 3. List any ideas that are difficult to understand

What comparisons can be made between slave patrols and contemporary policing strategies in communities of color? Discuss the impact of such strategies in the context of recent events. Provide at least 4 concrete examples in your paper. 3 in class readings and one outside     Grading rubric (what you will be graded on) Directly answering the question; Proper use and integration of readings and other resources into answer;   Proper length and format (a page means approximately 250 words, double-spaced, in 12-point Courier or Times Roman font, with one-inch margins all around); Accuracy of spelling and grammar (use spell-check and then proofread a printed draft of your paper for spelling, grammar and structural problems); Use of properly cited quotations or references in APA format when referring to articles or other reading material;  Name at the top of the first page (there is no need for a title page, a cover or a folder).   HELPFUL POINT: In a scholarly essay, if you quote from the book, or from some other source, you must include the citations in the essay.  They should appear as follows:   Most “racial and ethnic minorities in the United States live in California, Texas, New York, Florida and Illinois” (Walker, Spohn and DeLone, 2007, p. 14).  or According to Walker, Spohn and DeLone (2007, p. 14) most “racial and ethnic minorities in the United States live in California, Texas, New York, Florida and Illinois.”   If you don’t use a direct quotation, just their idea which you put in your own words, then you don’t need the page number, just the author and date. At the end of the essay you should list the references or bibliographic sources that you cited.  Each listing should include the author(s), date, title, source or publisher and place of publication.   DO NOT  use wikipedia

“To be agents of change, NGOs themselves need to be part of the change.” Do you agree with this statement? Provide evidence for or against from both the literature and NGO examples. Assessment Task 3 is a Research Essay intended to enable you to demonstrate your learning in the course and your ability to connect and synthesize key learning objectives from the course. Please included these two sources:  https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Barbara_Klugman/publication/44830459_The_Role_of_NGOs_as_agents_for_change/links/0046351ad9844bcc9f000000.pdf Kwak, Chung Hwan. “NGO Core Values and True Responsbility.” in Taj I. Hamad et al. (eds.) Culture of Responsibility and the Role of NGOs. St Paul, Minn.: Pragon House, 2002.